ServiceControllerHelpers

Contains tasks which allow to control NT services.

Functions and values

Function or value	Description
`checkRemoteServiceExists host name` Signature: host:string -> name:string -> bool	Returns whether a remote service with the given name exists. Parameters `host` - The hostname of the remote machine. `name` - The name of the service in question.
`checkServiceExists name` Signature: name:string -> bool	Returns whether a local service with the given name exists. Parameters `name` - The name of the service in question.
`ensureRemoteServiceHasStarted (...)` Signature: host:string -> name:string -> timeout:TimeSpan -> unit	Waits until the remote service with the given name has been started or fails after given timeout Parameters `host` - The hostname of the remote machine. `name` - The name of the service in question. `timeout` - The timespan to time out after.
`ensureRemoteServiceHasStopped (...)` Signature: host:string -> name:string -> timeout:TimeSpan -> unit	Waits until the remote service with the given name has been stopped or fails after given timeout Parameters `host` - The hostname of the remote machine. `name` - The name of the service in question. `timeout` - The timespan to time out after.
`ensureServiceHasStarted name timeout` Signature: name:string -> timeout:TimeSpan -> unit	Waits until the local service with the given name has been started or fails after given timeout Parameters `name` - The name of the service in question. `timeout` - The timespan to time out after.
`ensureServiceHasStopped name timeout` Signature: name:string -> timeout:TimeSpan -> unit	Waits until the local service with the given name has been stopped or fails after given timeout Parameters `name` - The name of the service in question. `timeout` - The timespan to time out after.
`getRemoteService host name` Signature: host:string -> name:string -> ServiceController option	Returns the first remote service with given name or None. Parameters `host` - The hostname of the remote machine. `name` - The name of the service in question.
`getRemoteServices host name` Signature: host:string -> name:string -> seq<ServiceController>	Returns sequence of remote services with given name. Parameters `host` - The hostname of the remote machine. `name` - The name of the services in question.
`getRemoteServiceStatus host name` Signature: host:string -> name:string -> ServiceControllerStatus	Returns status of the remote service with given name or fails when service is not found. Parameters `host` - The hostname of the remote machine. `name` - The name of the service in question.
`getService name` Signature: name:string -> ServiceController option	Returns the first local service with given name or None. Parameters `name` - The name of the service in question.
`getServices name` Signature: name:string -> seq<ServiceController>	Returns sequence of local services with given name. Parameters `name` - The name of the services in question.
`getServiceStatus name` Signature: name:string -> ServiceControllerStatus	Returns status of the local service with given name or fails when service is not found. Parameters `name` - The name of the service in question.
`isService name service` Signature: name:string -> service:ServiceController -> bool	Returns whether the given service has the given name as display or service name. Parameters `name` - The name to check for. `service` - The service in question.
`startRemoteService host name` Signature: host:string -> name:string -> unit	Starts all remote services with given name. Parameters `host` - The hostname of the remote machine. `name` - The name of the services in question.
`startService name` Signature: name:string -> unit	Starts all local services with given name. Parameters `name` - The name of the services in question.
`stopRemoteService host name` Signature: host:string -> name:string -> unit	Stops all services with given name. Parameters `host` - The hostname of the remote machine. `name` - The name of the services in question.
`stopService name` Signature: name:string -> unit	Stops all local services with given name. Parameters `name` - The name of the services in question.

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